Battery falls to FC Dallas on PK's4 August 2006
Charleston SC. The Charleston Battery lost on PK's to Major League Soccer's FC Dallas tonight in the fourth round of the US Open Cup tonight at Blackbaud Stadium. Dallas led twice but the Battery leveled on both occasions before scoring a go ahead goal of its own in the second period of OT. Dallas responded in kind with a late equalizer to send the game to penalties. From the spot Dallas was flawless scoring five in a row to advance to the quarter-finals of the Cup.
After a quiet first half Dallas broke the deadlock in stoppage time at the end of the period. The ball was played up to forward Kenny Cooper at the edge of the box. Cooper pulled the ball onto his right foot and drove a shot past goalkeeper Dusty Hudock into the bottom right corner.
Charleston equalized from the penalty spot after Gavin Glinton was felled in the box in the 63rd minute. Defender Clarence Goodson was ejected from the game for the foul. Forward Ben Hollingsworth converted the spot-kick for the Battery.
Dallas looked to have the game won after scoring a second goal in the 89th minute. Cooper reacted first to the loose ball after a goal-mouth scramble and smashed home a right-footed shot from five yards out.
The Battery fought back again however and earned a second penalty-kick in the 90th minute after Justin Moore bundled Luke Vercollone over in the box. Ian Fuller took the penalty and slotted past Dario Sala to send the game into OT.
With the man advantage Charleston created several chances and finally broke Dallas down in the 114th minute. Troy Lesesne whipped a cross to the back post to forward Luc Harrington who lashed a volley past Sala into the goal.
With time running out Dallas managed to get the ball down the line to substitute forward Dominic Oduro. Oduro lofted a cross into Cooper at the edge of the six. Cooper spun onto his left foot and drilled past Huck to take the game to PK's.
Dallas converted five penalties in succession to win the game after midfielder Luke Vercollone saw his attempts (the Battery's fourth) saved by Sala. Dallas advances to face MLS's Houston Dynamo in the quarter-final.
Next up for the Battery is a Saturday night fixture versus the Toronto Lynx at Blackbaud Stadium; kick off is set for 7:30 PM.
Charleston Battery: Dusty Hudock, Tim Karalexis, Mark Watson, Brandon Curran, Anthony Catalano (Luc Harrington 112), Omar Daley (Troy Lesesne 90), Stephen Armstrong (Luke Vercollone 78), Lazo Alavanja, Ben Hollingsworth (Teba McKnight 82), Ian Fuller, Gavin Glinton
Players Not Used - Keith Wiggans, Ugo Okoye, Armando Romero
SHOTS: 20 (Fuller 3); SAVES: 5 (Hudock 5); FOULS: 15 (Alavanja 3); CORNER KICKS: 4; OFFSIDES: 4; PENALTY KICKS: Hollingsworth 63 (Goal), Fuller 90 (Goal); CAUTIONS: McKnight 86; EJECTIONS: (NONE)
Dallas Burn: Dario Sala, Chris Gbandi, Justin Moore (Dominic Oduro 101), Alex Yi, Clarence Goodson, Marcelo Saragosa (Aaron Pitchkolan 73), Simo Valakari, Ramon Nunez, Kenny Cooper, Abe Thompson (Ronnie Obrien 71), Arturo Alvarez (David Wagenfuhr 65)
Players Not Used - Ray Burse, Bobby Rhine, Michael Dellorusso
SHOTS: 16 (Nunez 4); SAVES: 2 (Sala 2); FOULS: 21 (Gbandi 3); CORNER KICKS: 6; OFFSIDES: 2; PENALTY KICKS: (NONE); CAUTIONS: Saragosa 20, Yi 34, Gbandi 53, Obrien 101; EJECTIONS: Goodson 61
Source: oursportscentral
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